Lee Mack is host this year’s Royal Variety Performance, and the show will pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth
Lee Mack is to host this year’s Royal Variety Performance. The 54-year-old comedian will front the annual performance – which features a slew of acts from across the entertainment industry and has been attended by senior members of the British royal family almost every year since 1919 – and joked that he was intending to buy tickets for the event, but is "saving a few quid" by taking on the hosting job. He said: "I was actually going to buy tickets for this year's Royal Variety Performance, so not only is it a real honour to be asked to host it, it’s also saved me a few quid. I now just have to work out the logistics of introducing these brilliant acts and also rushing back to my seat to watch them." This year, the event is set to take… (more)